Assembly Bill A4570

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to rights of car wash facility customers to file a complaint regarding damages sustained from such car wash facility

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4570 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-h, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10634

2025-A4570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain car wash facilities to display a notice to customers that such customers may file a complaint regarding damages sustained from such car wash facility to the consumer protection division.

2025-A4570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4570
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to rights  of  car
   wash   facility  customers  to  file  a  complaint  regarding  damages
   sustained from such car wash facility

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 349-h to read as follows:
   §  349-H.  CAR  WASH  FACILITY  LIABILITY;  NOTICE  OF  RIGHT  TO FILE
 COMPLAINT.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "CAR  WASH
 FACILITY"  SHALL  MEAN A FACILITY THAT ENGAGES PRIMARILY IN THE BUSINESS
 OF WASHING, WAXING, AND/OR VACUUMING MOTOR VEHICLES.
   2. ANY CAR WASH FACILITY THAT DISPLAYS A SIGN INFORMING  CUSTOMERS  OF
 SUCH  CAR  WASH  FACILITY  THAT  SUCH CAR WASH FACILITY IS NOT LIABLE OR
 OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED TO MOTOR VEHICLES  AT  SUCH
 CAR  WASH FACILITY, SHALL INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL NOTICE ON OR ADJACENT TO
 SUCH SIGN NOTIFYING SUCH CUSTOMERS THAT SUCH CUSTOMERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO
 FILE A COMPLAINT TO THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION IF  SUCH  CUSTOMERS
 SUSTAIN  DAMAGES  TO  THEIR  MOTOR  VEHICLE FROM SUCH CAR WASH FACILITY,
 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SIGN.
   3. A CAR WASH FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  SUBJECT
 TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08753-01-5

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